Eradication of wild poliovirus from the Americas: Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance, 1988-1995

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  De Quadros, Ciro A ^a   Hersh, Bradley S ^b   Olivé, Jean Marc ^b   Andrus, Jon K ^b   Da Silveira, Claudio M ^b   Carrasco, Peter A ^b  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0031027509     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.supplement_1.s37     Document Type: Article

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